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U. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
IN REPLYING PLEASE REFER TO THIS
IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE
FILE NUMBER
1000/H
Fort Missoula, Montana June 4, 1941
Mr. W. F. Kelly, Chief Supervisor of Border Patrol Ijnmigration and naturalization Service Washington, D. C.
While I was recently at Fort Lincoln, Mr. M. L. Richmond, District Manager, Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Company, interviewed Mr. Francis and informed him that it would not be possible for his Company to continue the arrangements heretofore had with the Army at this point whereby two trunk lines were hooked up with the Army PBX board. Mr. Richmond made it clear to Mr. Francis that it would be necessary to work out some arrangement whereby this Service would pay for all extensions and that the PBX equipment would have to be under the supervision of the Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Company.
I addressed a letter to the local manager asking him to confirm this position in writing, with the idea of taking it up with the Central Office because it looked to me somewhat like a holdup. In response to my letter, Mr.. Richmond, Mr. II. S. Percival, special representative of Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Company, Helena, and Mr. Coy, local manager, called on me this morning and at first insisted that the present arrangement with the Army was made pursuant to an unusual agreement and was permited solely because of the necessity of training Army Signal Corps personnel. It was explained to these men that this Service is not in position to sell or lease Army Signal Corps equipment at present installed, nor could I recommend that these facilities be junked and the telephone company equipment substituted.
It was finally agreed that, if the telephone company could bill the Army and if the Army could pay the bill, the present hookup would be left as is. I am, therefor, writing to the Commanding Officer, J,Tinth Corps Area, explaining the situation and asking that the arrangement be worked for this Service to reimburse the Army on Standard Form 1030. A copy of my letter to the Commanding Officer of the Ninth Corps is enclosed herewith.
A copy of this letter, together with a copy of my letter to the Ninth Corps is being furnished Chief Patrol Inspector Hudson for his information� as the same situation may arise at Fort Lincoln.
_N- D. eollaer, Supervisor of Alien Detentions Fort Missoula, Montana

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U. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
IN REPLYING PLEASE REFER TO THIS
IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE
FILE NUMBER
1000/H
Fort Missoula, Montana June 4, 1941
Mr. W. F. Kelly, Chief Supervisor of Border Patrol Ijnmigration and naturalization Service Washington, D. C.
While I was recently at Fort Lincoln, Mr. M. L. Richmond, District Manager, Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Company, interviewed Mr. Francis and informed him that it would not be possible for his Company to continue the arrangements heretofore had with the Army at this point whereby two trunk lines were hooked up with the Army PBX board. Mr. Richmond made it clear to Mr. Francis that it would be necessary to work out some arrangement whereby this Service would pay for all extensions and that the PBX equipment would have to be under the supervision of the Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Company.
I addressed a letter to the local manager asking him to confirm this position in writing, with the idea of taking it up with the Central Office because it looked to me somewhat like a holdup. In response to my letter, Mr.. Richmond, Mr. II. S. Percival, special representative of Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Company, Helena, and Mr. Coy, local manager, called on me this morning and at first insisted that the present arrangement with the Army was made pursuant to an unusual agreement and was permited solely because of the necessity of training Army Signal Corps personnel. It was explained to these men that this Service is not in position to sell or lease Army Signal Corps equipment at present installed, nor could I recommend that these facilities be junked and the telephone company equipment substituted.
It was finally agreed that, if the telephone company could bill the Army and if the Army could pay the bill, the present hookup would be left as is. I am, therefor, writing to the Commanding Officer, J,Tinth Corps Area, explaining the situation and asking that the arrangement be worked for this Service to reimburse the Army on Standard Form 1030. A copy of my letter to the Commanding Officer of the Ninth Corps is enclosed herewith.
A copy of this letter, together with a copy of my letter to the Ninth Corps is being furnished Chief Patrol Inspector Hudson for his information� as the same situation may arise at Fort Lincoln.
_N- D. eollaer, Supervisor of Alien Detentions Fort Missoula, Montana